Masterbuilt Classic vs Blackstone Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masterbuilt Classic
Easily control your Masterbuilt digital electric smoker from your phone. Access a collection of recipes and create integrated shopping lists for your culinary creations.
- Control multiple smokers
- Share smoker control
- Recipe collection
- Integrated shopping list
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Whether you're a beginner or pro, you will achieve a perfect cook every time. Simply connect your smoker to the app and let us do the work. FEATURES • Control multiple Masterbuilt digital electric smokers with a single mobile device • Control the same Masterbuilt digital electric smoker from multiple devices • Craft a masterpiece with our collection of delicious recipes • Capture all the ingredients for your masterpiece with the integrated shopping list
Blackstone Connect
Monitor and control your wood pellet grill remotely via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Keep track of your meat's temperature from anywhere, ensuring perfect cooking results on your smartphone or tablet.
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth grill control
- Remote meat temperature monitoring
- Smartphone and tablet compatibility
- Always-on grill management
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With this app you can control your wood pellet grill with wifi and bluetooth. Always controlling your meat wherever you are. Works on smartphones and tablets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackstone Connect at 3.7 against Masterbuilt Classic's 1.9. Blackstone Connect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Masterbuilt Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blackstone Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Masterbuilt Classic's written reviews are positive against 17% of Blackstone Connect's.
Masterbuilt Classic ships an update monthly, Blackstone Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt Classic | Blackstone Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (220 ratings) | 3.7 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 16.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | Blackstone Products |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt Classic
Blackstone Connect
User reviews
Masterbuilt Classic
From 220 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 🚀 Clean app
- 🚀 Great addition to the smoker
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable temperature readings
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Safe mode issues
- 🐛 Difficult to use
Blackstone Connect
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🎯 Accurate temperature control on grill/smoker
- 📱 Convenient remote monitoring capability
- ⚡ Quick setup process
- 🔥 Excellent cooking performance of hardware
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues and disconnections
- 📡 WiFi connection unreliable and drops frequently
- 🔌 Requires constant app restarting to function
- ⚠️ Temperature readings sometimes inaccurate (20+ degree variance)
- 🚫 Login and authentication failures
Bugs and requests
Masterbuilt Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth connection constantly drops
- App fails to recognize smoker model
- Temperature and timer settings not working
- Recipe menu crashes app
- Login issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set meat probe temperature alarms
- Ability to save/favorite recipes
- Ability to name probes
- Startup mode to burn off before cooking
- Ability to view cooking process history/stats
Blackstone Connect
Reported bugs
12 issues- Network anomalies error preventing login
- App fails to connect to grill after restart
- WiFi setup crashes during configuration
- App endlessly searches for grill
- Cannot type network name - manual entry fails
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- App loses account/session data
- Temperature readings jump 2-4 degrees inconsistently
- Notifications not alerting when temperature targets reached
- App crashes when attempting unavailable actions
- Recent update broke core functionality
- Bluetooth connection not recognized after update
- App won't populate temperatures on startup
Requested features
11 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Temperature threshold alerts (below minimum)
- Custom probe naming functionality
- Temperature history and graph tracking throughout cook
- Meat type selection with recommended doneness temperatures
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- More prominent alarm notifications (like alarm clock)
- Grill internal temperature alerts for flame-out detection
- Remote control of grill on/off and temperature adjustment
- Persistent timers that continue when app is closed
- Account creation and login system
- Better range for WiFi connectivity
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt Classic
No in-app purchases
Blackstone Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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